Pride Seattle

Seattle celebrated the last four days with Pride Events, both on Capital Hill and at the Seattle Center. This was the first year for the parade to go from Westlake Mall downtown to the Seattle Center. It was arguably more public, but seemed to be somehow "neutered."

Nevertheless, I was moved to tears hearing Seattle Men's Chorus (& some of Seattle Women's Chorus) sing "This Land Is Your Land". They are embarking on a tour of ten red states, ending with a Gala performance in Salt Lake City. They will do traditional American music, for Jack and Ennis & those like them, in America's lonely places.

I confess to having a motorcycle fetish. & it was a pleasure to see the cops putting a bit of a lid on the fanatical fundie homophobes who dared to show their face. As one woman's t-shirt read, "Hate is Easy. Love Takes Courage."

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